British Invertebrates - marine


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Scientific NameCommon Name
Actinia equinaBeadlet anemone
Alcyonium digitatumDead man's fingers
Amphianthus dohrniiSea-fan anemone
Archidoris pseudoargusSea lemon
Arenicola marinaLugworm
Asterias rubensCommon starfish
Atrina fragilisFan mussel
Aurelia auritaCommon jellyfish
Botryllus schlosseriStar ascidian
Buccinum undatumCommon whelk
Cancer pagurusEdible crab
Carcinus maenasCommon shore crab
Cerastoderma eduleCommon cockle
Chrysaora hysoscellaCompass jellyfish
Corynactis viridisJewel anemone
Corystes cassivelaunusMasked crab
Crangon crangonCommon shrimp
Echinus esculentusEdible sea urchin
Edwardsia ivelliIvell's sea anemone
Eledone cirrhosaCurled octopus
Ensis ensisRazor shell
Eunicella verrucosaPink sea fan
Funiculina quadrangularisTall sea pen
Homarus gammarusCommon lobster
Hydrobia ulvaeLaver spire shell
Lepas anatiferaGoose barnacle
Leptopsammia pruvotiSunset cup coral
Ligia oceanicaSea slater
Littorina littoreaEdible periwinkle
Littorina obtusataFlat periwinkle
Mytilus edulisCommon mussel
Necora puberVelvet swimming crab
Nymphon gracileSea-spider
Octopus vulgarisCommon octopus
Ophiothrix fragilisCommon brittlestar
Ostrea edulisNative oyster
Pagurus bernhardusCommon hermit crab
Palaemon serratusCommon prawn
Patella vulgataCommon limpet
Pleurobrachia pileusSea gooseberry
Scrobicularia planaPeppery furrow shell
Semibalanus balanoidesAcorn barnacle
Sepia officinalisCommon cuttlefish
Talitrus saltatorSand hopper
Trivia monachaEuropean cowrie
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